/
həˈluːsɪneɪt/
v.
experience a seemingly real perception of something not actually present.
Derivative
- hallucinant adj. & n.
- hallucination n.
- hallucinator n.
Etymology
C17: from L. hallucinat-, hallucinari ‘go astray in thought’, from Gk alussein ‘be uneasy or distraught’.
